Copybot 2 is nothing more than a gui for libsecondlife’s TestClient, except with the “export” command properly filled out and enabled.
Yes, it can export textures.
Yes, it can export prims.
No, it cannot export prim contents a regular user cannot “see” (IE, -mod).
No, nothing in-world can “stop” it. Not no-script areas, not no-build areas.

In short, it is a client that instead of displaying the prims visually, it saves whatever data it can see to a file.

Dont see it as some legendary evil 1337 h4×0r tool.
See it as a tool. One which you (Yes you!) can use too.
As of today, it’s the only way to take your content (That you have copyright or other license to) with you to other Grids in the future.

Soraya, thanks for taking the time to respond. Yes, I know it’s just another agent, and that for instance if you have a ‘packaged’ goods (inside a box) there’s no way to get to them. Yes, I know nothing in-world can stop it. (See ‘Myth’, which is actually all to true.) Didn’t I just say that in the above post?

I know it (and it relatives) are the only way we can get stuff out. Yet that does not mean I must celebrate every use of it. ;) (I think it’s right to take a copy for own use, wrong to sell it. Shortly summarized my opinion. ;))

Yet if LL did take action on certain users of it, I’m curious to find out. You can’t blame me for that can you.

(And Me! Yes me! does not like to be treated as a total idiot.)

Funny, when I suggested doing just that, I was flamed. Glad to see people are waking up to the concept.

Question though, if *you* created the content, why can’t you simply use your source files in the other grids as opposed to taking texture content out of second life, premolested by their compression algorithms? Prims I can understand, but textures you’ve created, you can download through the standard viewer.

The only action LL could take to stop this, I’m not going to suggest, because every time I do, I get a million reasons why it’s ’socially wrong.’

Copybot is not the only way to steal textures however, something as simple as glintercept can get them as well, with alpha embedded, sculpt maps included.

I get a million reasons why it’s ’socially wrong.’ Cut off typing hands? :d

Hmm, I guess we’re protected, the teen grid is locked down on new registrations, and, us teens (except Katharine Berry of course, you rock! :-D) aren’t that smart (yet) to code the missing parts and compile the program… :-S

However, like Soraya Elcar said, CopyBot already existed. Linden made the cake, libsecondlife made the syrup and cream on top, and thieves simply put the cake in the oven. Oh, and later sold them to the local bakery. (AKA placed it in their shop / website)

NOTE: I don’t blame libsecondlife for making their interface, it’s a great advancement, that brought AjaxLife to life, SLeek, and more software. CopyBot was destined to happen.

This is an interesting development (if verified), but one that I’m not surprised about. I was one of the coding assistants for libsl when CB-1 hit and there was some private discussion at the time regarding past and possible future ways it could mutate. [NOTE: I no longer participate due to a revised ethics contract at my RL workplace.]

Past? - glintercept was used long before libsl even existed, and can be used anywhere; Nothing new here really. The Future pretty much is summarized by the original discussion with Philip above.

There’s going to be people who want to take the easy way out, even though (paradoxically) it may have been easier to learn the tools and create a similar item yourself - and in the process out-sell who you may have imitated with a far superior product.

You’d have to lock down everything to the OS level to prevent this (require Vista + enable its DRM?), or take the stance of a company like Blizzard and put in mini-spyware that shuts down the client if the normal ‘chain-of-command’ between the client and hardware is not in place. Both of these methods of course are not possible with an open source client available, and would be a very difficult challenge with an open source server (either LL’s or an outside avenue like OpenSim).

However, to the average person - someone who’s just in SL to socialize and otherwise have a good time - any variant of the CopyBot should be of no concern.

–TSK

@Vint:
Sorry if I sounded like I thought you were dumb or something, I’ve been a bit disillusioned by people who have no inclination to actually learn about this thing they’re terrified of and wanted to put it in concrete terms. All they see is some techno-sorcery and witchcraft! *torches and pitchforks!*

And I would also like to hear of the users who were banned for use of it and what exactly they did to deserve it, and if they were long-time citizens or just random griefer alts. (It’d be nice to make sure that they werent banning people who were using CopyBot legitimately as well…)

@Kailie:
Ideally one would use the highest-quality material available, so exporting textures with copybot isnt technically necessary, but it adds to the convenience, especially since it saves them named according to uuid. (But it certainly helps when you’ve lost the original!)

There is a ton of info flying around now as “rumors” about CopyBot, and where its coming from, so I am here to clear it up.

READ BELOW FOR THE *REAL FULL* STORY!

CopyBot 2.0 is here. CopyBot never left us, it simply went into hiding. CopyBot is nothing more than the export and import commands of TestClient, written by Eddy Stryker. As of today there are multiple CopyBot applications floating around the web, some free, others not. One of which is SLBot, on SLX. All this is was a copy of TestClient, with an interface wrapped around it. SLBot required registration as part of the purchase, because those idiots think selling free and open source software is fun. So then the Patriotic Nigras took a copy of SLBot, and decompiled it. They then released it on their blog as an executable, and the source over SVN. So yeah, CopyBot is alive and kicking, and this time he has a pretty interface.

Whether or not CopyBot is of any real importance is up to the individual, but at least now you know the facts.
/me flips the bird to those idiots who think selling free software is a good idea!

Every knife can be used either to cut the bread and slice the butter, or to stab in the back on a dark street…

@ Dalien… so does that mean we should ban forks, cars, tools, jet airliners, computers? Because all of these can be used inappropriately by malevolent individuals/groups.

My main concern is the dependence on LL asset servers. LL encourages this virtual economy and a consumer-based one at that. So people actually sink in some real dollars to “buy” things. Once people do that, they will try to protect their investments, whether they be island sims, mainland parcels, dresses, suits, etc. etc. I assume LL keeps records of who bought what parcel/sim/estate as it must to charge the all-important tier. But it cares nothing for people’s inventories. I think that to resell other’s works for one’s own profit is completely wrong. But to back up your assets to a safer or redundant system is just a legitimate and prudent thing to do.

@Ambigious: I think Dalien would be the last one for the banning argument.

And Ambigious, as long as you back up your own assets I have no problem with it either. As long as you don’t resell multiple copies of those that were not created by you.

But the whole problem here is, that there seems to be no way to prevent people from stealing without loosing the freedom we have now. Maybe the right way to deal with this, is to stop trying to prevent them, but find a good and efficient way to punish them if they do? (And the current procedures in place are neither good or efficient.)

Ambiguous,

What I wanted to say - any tool has two sides - and looking at only one side is wrong - whichever side that be. There are a lot of folks who look at it from either “it’s only for backups” or “it’s only for piracy” point of view.

There’s no illegal *technology* - there its illegal *use* - and the latter should be subject of noise, not the former.

As for the dependance on the asset servers - it’s not unique to the LL grid. AFAIK there’s no distributed technology at the moment - simply because boxing the users into the walled garden is a more fruity business for now.

I suspect if someone takes the copies off their own assets for backup purposes - they will be only right to do it. Indeed, IANAL, and the laws are strange these days - so maybe that’s not legal after all :)

/d

I have copybot and I use it every day, I can clone avatar, dumputoutfits textures to hard disk in 10 sec from any avatar, I can copy everything that is rezzed, I can copy particle sysytem effects, it remake the scripts, It’s awesome I t has ton of functions, you can’t imagine, it can log 20 bots at time, itr can speak, im , tp, fly, follow and get orders by im form an avatar master but prob is today started working dam!

Umm, Quantum, you can get BANNED from Second Life and PROSECUTED in a REAL LIFE COURT for that. Linden know you’re using one by the way, as CopyBot asks the server for specific info in a specific order several times. :-P (E.g.: the normal SL viewer asks for environment info on a random order. Prim 2953, prim 6853, prim 3954, etc. Copybot asks for prims on a fixed order. Prim 2953, prim 2954, prim 2955, etc.) In addition, if Vint will hand over your IP, i’ll try to get you banned from all SL blogs in the SL Bloggers group, and have you banned from Second Life Wikia as well. Now, get lost you pathetic criminal. >:-(

P.S.: If this is a joke I think now’s the time to say “Gotcha!” and run off. >.>

(Other readers, note I wasn’t “too harsh” on him. He LITERALLY steals the clothes off our backs and picks our pockets.)

Smiley, let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he only does that to his own stuff everyday? It’s just an idiot that does not even dare to give out his full avie name. Ignore him! ;)

well you can try to get my IP banned, but I use a 7 miles super wirelss engine with packets injection and I crack others wireless connections, so you’ll probably get someone else banned lol, btw, all I do I doit for fun, I’m not that crazy to resell stuff

Come on, Smiley, just forget him, is just someone enough idiot that thinks is fun to steal instead of create.

Ok, i’ll let go. *Picks up phone* So, Raul, still got the number for that assassin?

quantum can you please contact me by email
Iamth13ef@w4nnab3l33t.ru
for reasons no one else needs to know please
thank you.

Yeah, because we really don’t know what that reason is. >.> *Asks Vint to remove the email address from the comment*

are you kidding me ?
you really that paranoid ?
honestly regardless there is nothing you can do to stop any of this if you morons are stupid enough to start a business on AN OPEN PLATFORM then what happens is your fault for uploading your shit into SL lets not kid ourselves here it is what it is. AN OPEN PLATFORM OPEN RESOURCE “GAME” try getting a real life and stop worrying about it unless SL closes its resources it will continue to happen regardless of how much you cry and scream. you upload into SL with FULL KNOWLEDGE of not only the fact that its a game but also with the knowledge that its open resource and fair game, Besides how can any of you call others theives when the majority of you steal your textures right off the web or from RENDEROSITY why dont you go there and take a look around even Deviant Kitties Helyanwe Vindaloo stole her sparkly lashes from Renderosity so please get real. Redgrave says she will go after anyone who makes illegal rips of her skins but tell me this how the fuck can that even possibly happen when she photosourced her faces from people like Rhianna and Naomi Campbell you telling me she is going to sue someone for doing the same shit she did in stealing the photo and face of another HUMAN BEING ? Please!
http://www.getafirstlife.com

Also since you think you know it all, my question to Quantum has nothing to even do with any of this, its on a completely different matter the CB is old news to most of us, and for the most part a useless piece of junk seeings how the only things its good for is to steal other peoples ugly crap from this lame ass game. you want to rape and pillage then you need to go to a few brazilian sims they got the hook up when it comes to reselling, I could care less about any of that but lets get real there are only a select few in SL who actually make their own textures and its a fact maybe two handfulls of original designers right down to the hand made textures the majority of you use Renderosity, Deviant Art or Web Resourced Photo’s to make your objects textures and what not. so whats the problem?

Botticus, regarding people “stealing” things for their skins, know that anything you take with your camera, for instance, is yours. (Of course I mean the photos, not the objects in them. >.>) So, if I were to photosource my sofa and make one in Second Life, it was legal and someone stealing it would be sued.

Also, your paranoia confirms CopyBot was the subject. Also the fact that the person you asked to email you has said nothing but “I steal stuff from Second Life and hack WiFi networks”. And I don’t think you want to know the “art” of breaking a WiFi network.

One last thing: we don’t take Second Life that seriously. So don’t use that “getafirstlife.com parody site for SL nerds” card on us. And learn better grammar. Ok?

Bottanicus, feel free to ask your question here then, or contact Qantum in-world. There can only be so many.

Since I was name dropped i guess ill comment, I think its stupid to bring up the renderosity thing, cause -alot- on that site is full permission to use as you please, without reselling the textures as the original creator has. So the implication that i -stole- it, is a retarded comment… no.. i -paid- for it, with a user agreement that came with it… so your point is moot when useing my name for your arguement… and….
Well there isnt a whole lot else to say on the comments where i was name dropped… besides that person is stupid. I dont think i really have to go into detail as to why.

Copybot 2.2 exists. I’ve tried it, and it copies damn near everything other than item contents.

No, I do not use it to copy and resell others creations but it is a good tool for copying your inventory and transferring it to an OpenLife server, which is basically free.

The new copybot CAN copy sculpted prims, jp2 textures, normal prims, and the like…so yes it can be used as a robbery tool as well but please don’t be an a*shole and use it for that purpose or else Linden Labs will get ya and so will anyone who finds out you are using it.

BTW copybot 2.2 comes with a folder full of mutilated dead animal pictures - what the hell is that about?

Where can I get this copy bot? Is it available in TSL? Or has it moved on to SL… I REALLY need it right now! Please reply (ps, is it a script or a program?)

We have no idea where you can get it, but you shouldn’t. Getting it can get your account AND computer banned from SL for good, and can also get you sued in real life for IP rights violations.

It is a program, but an illegal one, in all possible definitions of “illegal”. I’m guessing that if you need it for a legal purpose, it would be to copy “locked out” (mispermissioned items you made and gave to others and gotten back) items you created, but sadly, we can’t (and won’t) help you there due to the endless possibilities of Copybot, and because we have no idea where one could get it.

look here, first bot for secondlife written in c ;)

slbot.bettersoft.de

FUCK C#